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Wooden floors laced with silicon generate electricity from footsteps

Wooden floors impregnated with silicon and metal ions can generate enough electrical power from human footsteps to power light bulbs or other small electrical appliances

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How the fossil fuel era ends – and four possibilities for what follows

Environment

How the fossil fuel era ends – and four possibilities for what follows

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How we can transform our energy system to achieve net-zero emissions

Environment

How we can transform our energy system to achieve net-zero emissions

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Hydrogen bus

Environment

UK switch to hydrogen vehicles would need thousands more wind turbines

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Stretchy bands generate electricity from body heat to power gadgets

Technology

Stretchy bands generate electricity from body heat to power gadgets

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Backpack

Technology

Bouncing backpack is easier to carry and generates electricity

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The superconductor breakthrough that could mean an energy revolution

Physics

The superconductor breakthrough that could mean an energy revolution

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Flash Shapes

Technology

Dash of potassium could help make long-lasting electric car batteries

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Diamond anvil

Physics

First room-temperature superconductor could spark energy revolution

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Can static electricity make chemistry more efficient – and greener?

Technology

Can static electricity make chemistry more efficient – and greener?

Making medicines and complex materials is messy and wasteful. Using electric fields as catalysts could make chemistry far cleaner

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Electromagnetism

Environment

Electric cars really are a greener option than fossil fuel vehicles

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Technology

World’s stinkiest fruit could make super-fast electric chargers

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Electromagnetic spectrum